This Week’s Crazy Building: Dancing House

Case danzanti by Dino Quinzani is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Dancing House is located in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. It was designed by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić and completed in 1996. Dancing House was a radical addition at the time. Its unusual design makes a stark contrast compared to the neighboring buildings which were done in Art Nouveau, Baroque, and
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You’re Invited to My SeniorMove Solution Seminar Saturday, March 4th

Click here for a flyer and to reserve your seat   If you are a senior or if you know a senior who is thinking about making a move, don’t miss my SeniorMove Solution seminar. At this seminar, we’ll talk about issues facing seniors when they move. Our primary speaker, Nancy, knows everything there is
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This Week’s Crazy Building: El Capricho

El Capricho 2 by Jim Anzalone is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
El Capricho, located in Comillas, Spain is another creation by architect Antoni Gaudí. He is known for his modernist style and unusual designs. He preferred not to create plans for his designs but rather made three-dimensional scale models and added details as he designed the work. Design Inspiration Commissioned by Máximo Díaz de Quijano, El
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Montaña Mágica Lodge

Montaña Mágica by Christian Córdova is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Montaña Mágica Lodge or Magic Mountain Lodge is located in the heart of the Patagonian rainforest in the Huilo Hulio Biological Reserve. The Reserve includes 232 square miles of forest. Formerly a logging community, Hulio Hulio was started to promote sustainable tourism and preserve the natural plants, animals, and culture of the region. Made
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What the Heck Is Going on With San Diego’s Real Estate Market?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   What’s the state of the San Diego real estate market? In a word, it’s crazy. Right now, especially in the lower half of the market, there is a dire shortage of
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Selling? Get a Copy of My Book: 22 Secrets to Selling Your Home

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   In over three decades in the real estate business, I’ve discovered a few secrets to success. In fact, I’ve discovered 22 of them, and I’ve laid them all out in my
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5 Things to Know Just Before Closing on Your New Home

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Story Time With Gary: How Some Bad Math Almost Cost This Couple $200,000

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   I’ve got a great story to share with you today. You might not believe it, but just like all my other stories, this one is completely true. Here’s what happened. A
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This Week’s Crazy Building: The Antwerp Port House

Antwerpen Havenhuis 5 by Torsade de Pointes is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
The city of Antwerp, Belgium wanted to repurpose this protected historical firehouse to create a place for some of the port’s many employees to work. Prior to the renovation, the Port House’s employees worked in buildings scattered across the city. Design Challenges The Antwerp Port House’s main design challenges were sustainably repurposing a protected historic
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Futuro House

NYC & Delaware | July 2013 by Nan Palmero is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Futuro House, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen looks like something from an old sci-fi movie. You enter through a drop down hatch into the 13-foot high by 26-foot diameter structure. You can relax on one of the 6 “bed chairs” and warm up in front of the fireplace. There is also a small
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